FOLC, BLM & Cal Poly Humboldt are excited to host a free lecture at the Shelter Cove Community Clubhouse on Friday, April 10 with Dr. Dawn Goley, Cal Poly Humboldt Professor of Zoology and Director of the North Coast Stranded Marine Mammal Monitoring Program.  In this lecture, she will highlight the work of/data collected by…

Join FOLC and BLM on Saturday, April 11, from 1pm to 3:30pm for our first Adopt-A-Beach Cleanup of 2026!  We’ll meet at 1pm at Mal Coombs Park and will work until 3:30pm to keep Shelter Cove’s beaches clean and pristine.  A limited number of $10/hr stipends are available for youth, ages 10-17, with advance registration.…

Spring is a perfect time for planting, so come stock up on native plants for your garden at Friends of the Lost Coast’s Spring Native Plant Sale & Garden Celebration on Sunday, April 19 from 10a.m. to 3p.m. - weather permitting. The nursery has a wide selection of flowering native annuals, perennials, shrubs, trees and…

*** This event was cancelled by CA State Parks. Join us for the Sinkyone Tansy Ragwort Bash on Sunday, July 26. Friends of the Lost Coast, Sanctuary Forest and CA State Parks are teaming up again on Saturday, April 25 from 10am-2pm to remove French broom in Sinkyone Wilderness State Park.  Meet at the Jones…

Join Friends of the Lost Coast, King Range Alliance and BLM King Range for the annual Earth Day Stewardship Celebration!  This year it'll be at Black Sands Beach in Shelter Cove from 10a.m to 2p.m., weather permitting, Work will consist of weeding and planting in the native plant gardens at the national monument site, invasive…

Local naturalist and restoration ecologist, Kyle Keegan, will lead a Neotropical Bird Hike at the Fool’s Farm in the Salmon Creek watershed on Sunday, May 3 from 8a.m. to 1p.m. Focus will be on the ecology, identification and life history of neotropical birds. Land stewardship practices that can enhance local biodiversity will also be discussed.…

All are invited to join BLM & Friends of the Lost Coast in the King Range on from 10a.m. to 2p.m. for the Lost Coast Trail Stewards program. We’ll be working Chemise Mountain Trail to do brushing, trail tread, and downed tree removal.  Meet a few minutes before 10am at Nadelos Campground on Chemise Mountain…

Spring is a perfect time for planting, so come stock up on native plants for your garden at Friends of the Lost Coast’s special Mother’s Day Celebration & Native Plant Sale on Sunday, May 10 from 10a.m. to 3p.m., weather permitting.  The nursery has a wide selection of flowering native annuals, perennials, shrubs, trees and…

This free workshop, led by the professionals at Leave No Trace, is designed for agency employees, partner organizations, volunteers, and others who educate and interface with the public in a formal capacity or work on messaging and communications related to Leave No Trace principles. Participants will learn tips, tools and best practices to effectively communicate…

Friends of the Lost Coast and BLM King Range’s Trailhead Hosts program organizes volunteers to engage Lost Coast visitors at Black Sands Beach and Mattole Campground on the weekends of highest summer usage – Memorial Day, July 4th, and Labor Day. Trailhead Hosts answer questions and share information about the King Range, beach safety, park…